A few months ago I was contacted by a Canadian company about uploading images to use and making a fashion line with my photos. I confess I wasn’t sure my images were particularly good enough or interesting enough for such a thing but figured there’d be no harm and starting small and seeing what happens— after all it could work out really well.
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In my third critique I found this image like two months ago on instagram and it called to me in such a way I was like ok I shall choose you. No, not because there is really anything wrong, in fact I really like this image and wanted to talk about they why.
Read MoreEvery professional photographer I know has said at least once that they can take and do take bad images. That bad images are just a part of being a photographer. That we will miss shots, or mess up shots and what we do with that experience is what makes us professionals.
Read MoreAfter watching the YouTube video on Sam Abell’s talk about The Life of a Photograph, I was inspired. I was also up until about 2 am in the morning watching it which made my brain start buzzing because I was so drawn to his talk. Are my images as a photographer on the same level as his? I am not sure but I do know the elements he talks about looking for to make are images I have done, perhaps not all the time but the images I have taken popped into my mind.
Read MoreAt one point in my photography career, I was swaying toward shooting models. Because that was the in thing at the time, a lot of people in my circle wanted to be models, America’s Next Top Model was a big thing and more iconic than it would ever be now.
Read MoreMy client in Springfield requested natural black backdrop portraits. Well not natural, to her it didn’t matter how they achieved just that I could make the images based on the inspiration she has found. I added the natural because when working with horses sometimes it is the easiest and most efficient way to make the shot.
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